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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 59 458 PM 66 -7 64
MINIMUM 42 1159 PM 43 -1 41
AVERAGE 51 54 -3 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.16 -0.16
MONTH TO DATE 7.33 3.74 3.59
SINCE JAN 1 12.49 7.08 5.41
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 14 11 3 12
MONTH TO DATE 351 464 -113 389
SINCE MAR 1 1008 1331 -323 1023
SINCE JUL 1 5708 6532 -824 5711
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 5
SINCE MAR 1 20 1 19 5
SINCE JAN 1 20 1 19 5
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 400 AM
LOWEST 30 600 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 MM MM
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 MM MM
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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